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SG Hiscock hires from Macquarie

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
... company's focus to build its funds under management via retail investment channels, with dealer groups and financial advisers," Cochran said. "Her detailed knowledge and expertise in the retail financial services environment adds to the existing breadth ...

ASIC boosts AFSL application requirements

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... history and bankruptcy checks which are no more than 12 months old, and two business references of the same age. Financial advisers will also be impacted, with ASIC set to request non-core proofs of compliance arrangements, programs for monitoring supervision ...

Shadforth signs new tech partner

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... over half of all retail trades done in this country," he said. "Our vibrant community of banks, brokers and financial advisers has really embraced our efficiency ethos and we are looking forward to another great year in 2019-20."

Clime ramps up private wealth

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
Clime Investment Management is looking to hire more financial advisers, expand its investment offering and potentially acquire advice books as it builds out its private wealth business. The 23-year-old firm managed $887 million at March end. It has ...

Advice affordability a growing concern

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
Latest research from Investment Trends shows financial advisers are becoming increasingly concerned with how to provide affordable advice. Investment Trends' 2019 Planner Technology Report revealed more advisers are struggling to provide affordable ...

Bristol Street adviser banned

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUN 2019
... requested that advice. ASIC commissioner Danielle Press said: "When providing personal advice, ASIC expects financial advisers to take reasonable steps to understand their clients' individual circumstances, needs and objectives before making any recommendations." ...

IOOF divests Ord Minnett stake

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
... about $8 million from the transaction. Ord Minnett has $10.1 billion in funds under advice and 264 licensed financial advisers. The consortium, led by Ord Minnett, will also acquire J.P. Morgan's 30% stake in the business. IOOF said the intention is ...

FASEA approves association designations

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
Financial advisers who have completed a designation with the Association of Financial Advisers or the SMSF Association will have their efforts recognised by the Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics Authority. The Financial Adviser Standards and Ethics ...

MetLife, AFA call for more diversity in advice

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2019
MetLife and the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) launched the MetLife Progress: Professional Development Grant for Women. MetLife Progress is aimed at creating greater gender diversity in the financial advice industry by helping women achieve ...

Former Westpac adviser permanently banned

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2019
... he dishonestly manipulated his clients' aims and objectives, prioritising his own interests. "The failure of financial advisers to act in the best of interests of their clients or to prioritise their clients' interests over their own erodes public trust ...